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Knockaffertagh

Knockaffertagh, a peak in Ireland
Knockaffertagh, a peak in IrelandColin Park · CC BY-SA 2.0

Knockaffertagh rises to 517 m. Nephin stands 806 m to the east-northeast, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Birreencorragh, a peak 1.4 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 7.5 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
517 m

How to reach it

Coordinates53.98453, -9.45330

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
Springs: 36
  • Saint Patrick's well: 2.9 mi
  • Tobergillaun: 7.2 mi
  • Tobermurry: 7.5 mi
  • Tobergalias: 8.1 mi
  • Tobermore: 8.2 mi
Artworks: 20
Attractions: 18
  • Pirate Queen: 13.1 mi
  • Foxford Woollen Mills: 13.8 mi
  • Father Peyton Centre: 15.7 mi
  • Croagh Patrick Stables: 16.2 mi
  • Ballintubber Abbey: 17.2 mi
Beaches: 15
  • Thornhill Strand: 16.3 mi
  • Thornhill Strand: 16.7 mi
  • White Strand: 16.9 mi
  • Bunnatruffa: 17.0 mi
  • Cooltraw Strand: 17.5 mi
Parks: 9
  • Canon Kileen Park: 7.9 mi
  • Princess Grace Park: 8.0 mi
  • Lough Lannagh Park: 10.7 mi
  • Town Park: 10.8 mi
  • Mayo Peace Park: 10.8 mi
Gardens: 7
  • Kitchen Garden: 9.0 mi
  • Hospital Garden: 11.0 mi
  • Green Campus Garden: 11.1 mi
  • Walled Garden: 15.1 mi
  • Grow It Yourself Ballina Community Garden: 15.5 mi
Museums: 5
Cliffs: 2
  • Blowhole: 22.5 mi
  • Pollatarrive: 23.6 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Old Head Woods: 19.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Knockaffertagh. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
NephinENE 60°806 m4.0 mi
Croagh PatrickSSW 208°764 m17.6 mi
Slieve CarrNW 305°721 m10.1 mi
CorranabinniaW 262°716 m9.0 mi
BirreencorraghW 272°698 m1.4 mi
Corranabinnia SW TopW 260°687 m9.4 mi
GlennamongW 273°628 m8.3 mi
Nephin BegWNW 294°627 m7.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4218:0418:51
June solstice05:0621:1522:15
September equinox07:2418:5319:39
December solstice08:5515:0816:18

Local time (Europe/Dublin).

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/332372970

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